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John middlcoff go Low a 38 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 1: podcast reacting to the Open Championship where Xander Shoffley wins 39 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: his second major in I guess a little over two 40 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 1: months and immediately becomes a legend. That's how fast it happens. 41 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 1: He went from zero to two Tye Scotty with two majors. 42 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 1: He's even closer to the career Grand Slam than Scotty 43 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: obviously because he's won the Augusta twice and validated his career. 44 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: I mean that it could end tomorrow and pretty legendary 45 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: stuff from Xandrew shoot sixty five, So we will dive 46 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: into that. Comparing the two seasons. Scotty was having this 47 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: historic season, I think we need to pump the brakes 48 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: on comparing him the Tiger in twenty twenty four because 49 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: that officially ended the day, and I think the question 50 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: now e Xander had a better year than him. I 51 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: on Saturday got up pretty early and watched several hours 52 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 1: of what I would say is some of the best 53 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: viewing experience I've had watching high level pro golf in 54 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,679 Speaker 1: a long long time. And I think it was because 55 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:31,119 Speaker 1: clearly of the carnage and the difficulty, and several high 56 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: end players reiterated that calling it the toughest night holes 57 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: they'd ever seen. It was unlike any experience I've had 58 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: in a long, long time because even the US Open 59 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: doesn't feel like it plays quite as hard as it 60 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: once did because of the equipment. But watching the wind, 61 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: the rain, the condittis, the guys just grind their you 62 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: know what. Off was just incredible two hours. So we'll 63 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: dive into Saturday. We'll fly around some other notables. Justin 64 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: Rose is right in the mix. Nothing this tournament where 65 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: you can just get a guy that plays typically in 66 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: Europe you've never heard of, that has a big belly, 67 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: who's ripping darts, who is just throwing balls at the pin, 68 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: and you're like, who the hell is this guy? And 69 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: sometimes they win it. A lot of times they come 70 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: really close, but they're right in the mix. And that 71 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: really happened with two guys, Dan Brown on Saturday who 72 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 1: fell apart on Sunday, and Tristan Lawrence, who was a 73 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: six hundred and one. Those were his odds coming into 74 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 1: the tournament. He had a pretty good chance headed into 75 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: the back nine. Rory and Bryson you probably didn't notice 76 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: them this weekend because they missed the cut and we 77 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: had a John rom siding and also do a couple 78 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: at Golo Pod. At Pod is the instagram I will 79 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: answer a couple of questions from there as well. Other 80 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 1: than that, football, you know, all these training camps are 81 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 1: getting underway, so we will hit the ground running with 82 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: that the rest of the week with some football podcasts 83 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: and uh and yeah, it's a great time of year. 84 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: It sucks, you know, the golf season kind of ended 85 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 1: today in terms of what really matters. But football gets 86 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: going and we're off to the fall. I'm still in 87 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: Lake Tahoe about to go swim in the lake here 88 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:22,359 Speaker 1: on Sunday afternoon, try to burn some calories because I 89 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: have not really in the last week been eating and 90 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 1: taking in a lot of booze. So I need to 91 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: get my health back because they say health as wealth. 92 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: Played a little golf the uh my buddy Glenn Catcher 93 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: and his family had me out to one of the 94 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: coolest courses I've ever been to, Marti's Camp in Truckie. 95 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: It was. It was an awesome experience. Bertie the first 96 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 1: hole and went on to have some bogies and doubles, 97 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: probably shot like low eighties, but it was. It was 98 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 1: an awesome time. So hopefully everyone's playing a little golf, 99 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 1: enjoying life and let's rock and roll but first, if 100 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:01,919 Speaker 1: you want to go to another like the open I 101 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: saw today Patrick Mahomes roll do is left through a 102 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: beautiful like fifty yard touchdown. You want to go to 103 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 1: a football game. College football isn't that far away obviously, Baseball, 104 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: you know, if one of your team's still in the mix. 105 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 1: You want to go to playoff games this fall. Can't 106 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:20,279 Speaker 1: recommend that enough. I've been accountless baseball playoff games, the 107 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: NLCS I've been to, and the World Series. It's an 108 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: elite sporting event, concerts, comedy shows, my friends, my partners, 109 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 1: and the official ticketing app of game Time has you covered. 110 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: So take the guesswork out of buying tickets with game Time. 111 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 1: Download the game Time App, Create an account and use 112 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: the code John for twenty dollars off your first purchase 113 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 1: terms apply again. Create an account and redeem the code 114 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: Joe ten for twenty dollars off. Download the game Time 115 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 1: app today. Last minute tickets, lowest prices guaranteed. I never 116 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: understand when someone gets really close a lot in golf 117 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: and people go, he's never gonna win it. When you 118 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: are consistently in the top five, in the top ten, 119 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: and you're a younger player, things are eventually bound to 120 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 1: break your way. And I say it all the time 121 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: with Rory, who had it off a week obviously, like 122 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: if he keeps putting himself in position, he's gonna win 123 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: another major. But unlike Xander, like he has a bunch, 124 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: Like if him and Speed and Koepka and some of 125 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: these guys never win again, it ultimately doesn't really matter 126 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: to their resume because they already have four and five, right, 127 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: So when you have a lot of majors, it's it's 128 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,679 Speaker 1: less pressure in the sense that your legacy has already 129 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: cemented as an all time grade champion. And then when 130 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: you get into a spot like Xander and you have 131 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: all these top tens and you don't have a major, 132 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: people just start asking the questions. And then at Valhalla 133 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: he wins and everyone says, Wow, that was really more 134 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: like a PGA Tour tournament, right, People are going eighteen 135 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: twenty under, that's not your typical major championship, which, listen, 136 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: I agree with that the course played easier, But he's 137 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: got sixty five on Sunday and he held off Bryce 138 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: and g Chambeau who went on to win at Pinehurst, 139 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: and Victor Hovlin, who really for the only time this 140 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: season looked incredible. But this week there is no debating. 141 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 1: He dominated and the last two days, especially today, I 142 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: mean to shoot sixty five was really a special performance 143 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: by Xander, and now he has entrenched himself. There's a group. 144 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: Since two thousand, I think there's been five players to 145 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:32,959 Speaker 1: win multiple majors in a season. Eldrick Tiger Woods did 146 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: it four times. Obviously he's the goat. Kopka has done it, 147 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: Rory has done it, Speith has done it, and Internet 148 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 1: sensation great Instagram follow Potty Harrington did it as well, 149 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: and Xander has joined that company. But here's the thing. 150 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: Scotti Scheffler is continually compared to tiger Woods, and rightfully 151 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: so ya six champions or six tournament wins. He won 152 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: the Masters, He's had a remarkable season because of the 153 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: per sizes. He's already won close to thirty million dollars 154 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: people talk about as Caddy would be top fifty on 155 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: the money list when today ended. Xander Schaffley, without a doubt, 156 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 1: has had a better season like last year. In the NFL, 157 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:18,719 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson won the MVP. Would anyone say that when 158 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: the year ended, you'd rather be Lamar Jackson than Patrick Mahomes, 159 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,679 Speaker 1: of course not. And Scotty Scheffler would trade his season 160 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: this year for Xander in a hartbeat, in a New 161 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: York minute. He wouldn't even flinch to hand all those 162 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:38,079 Speaker 1: wins away for a second major. And now here's the thing, 163 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: Like Scotty is viewed as this transcendent talent rightfully, So 164 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: the way he's played these last couple of years, he's 165 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: got two majors and they just happen to be at 166 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: the same place. Xander now is closer to the career 167 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: Grand Slam than Scotty Scheffler. Think about that, within two months, 168 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,959 Speaker 1: the guy went from zero to two and now is 169 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 1: two majors away. He played exceptionally well at the US Open. 170 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: It is very likely if he maintains this level of 171 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:06,959 Speaker 1: play for the next couple of years, he could easily 172 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: win that tournament. And he's also been really successful at Augusta. 173 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: So it's not out of the realm possibility that Xander 174 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: ends his career. I mean, he's still a younger guy 175 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: with the career Grand Slam. Scotty Scheffler has to win 176 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 1: all three of them. So listen, Scotty did not have 177 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 1: it today. He was terrible putting on Saturday. Today he 178 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 1: was all over the map. I mean he had a 179 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:35,680 Speaker 1: shot on eighteen that looked like me or you classic 180 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 1: immediately grabs his back and very disappointing because coming into today, 181 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: I think Xander was favored at plus three point fifty 182 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: on DraftKings and Scotty was like plus three sixty a 183 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 1: couple shots back, and obviously Scotty kind of derailed today 184 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,839 Speaker 1: and Xander put the pedal of the medal and lapped 185 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: the field and really the last four or five holes 186 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: the tournament was over. And now Xander has I don't 187 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: want to say one of the greatest ever because he's 188 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 1: got a long way to go, but solidified himself as 189 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 1: right there with Scotty as the best American player. And 190 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: for the first time, and I didn't write down the 191 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:17,439 Speaker 1: number in like forty five to fifty years, the Americans 192 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:21,199 Speaker 1: swept the majors. Now part of it is Xander won two, 193 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 1: Bryson obviously won the US Open, and Scotty won Augusta, 194 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: which really kind of leads us those guys like Bryson 195 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: should be at the Olympics with Scotti, Xander and Morikawa 196 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 1: but regardless, like it was hard to call Xander the 197 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 1: best or the second best American over the last five years, 198 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: despite his resume, despite him dominating, despite the money he 199 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: was making, despite how consistently awesome he was in the majors. 200 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: Not really debatable. And like I said, Scotti Scheffler would 201 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 1: trade his season for Xander Schoffley's tells you all you 202 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: need to know. So, like the gap between those two guys, 203 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: is there a big gap? Honestly? Is there one? Because 204 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 1: here's the thing with this live the separation of some 205 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 1: of the top guys on the other tour and the 206 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:13,079 Speaker 1: dilution of the PGA Tour, It's still impressive to win 207 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: a golf tournament. I don't care if you're playing your 208 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:16,839 Speaker 1: member guest. I don't care if you're playing on the 209 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 1: cornf Ferry Tour or a designated event with no cuts. 210 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: So I'm not trying to take anything away from Scotty 211 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: Scheffler and winning tournaments. That's the goal of everything when 212 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: you're a professional golfer. But what's the difference in the 213 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 1: two guys? Honestly, you can be like Strokes Gade, Like 214 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 1: I don't know. I watched the two in the biggest moments. 215 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: I don't see much of a difference, and that speaks 216 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: that's not trying to criticize Scotty at all. He's an 217 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: elite player, so Xander I view them basically, especially after 218 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 1: the day, kind of the same guy. And now that 219 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 1: Xander's won a second major, I don't really know how 220 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 1: you argue that, And I think the question is big picture, 221 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: especially if Xander were to win a playoff event despite 222 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: not having as many wins this season, is Xander the 223 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: player of the year, Because what's a major worth relative 224 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: to a PGA tournament, Like if we were just trying 225 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: to put a number of value on it, five wins, 226 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:14,080 Speaker 1: eight wins, it's gotta be worth at minimum five x 227 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: So you could argue this second major victory. Now, Scotty 228 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:20,959 Speaker 1: could still win a couple tournaments and be the FedEx champion. 229 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 1: But I think they're right there, And if you wanted 230 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 1: to make Xander Schoffley your player of the year, I 231 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:31,440 Speaker 1: wouldn't argue. And I said it coming into this tournament, 232 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:36,479 Speaker 1: like we can't compare Scotty to Tiger, Like those comparisons 233 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: died the day. Honestly, they were dead, Like he was 234 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: never Tiger Woods, but he was having a Tiger like season. 235 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: The Tiger like seasons, like I said, four times Tiger 236 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: won multiple majors in a season and Scotty was right 237 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: there with like twenty seven thirty fifteen holes to go 238 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: and he just didn't have his a game. And listen, 239 00:13:57,240 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: it's golf that happened sometime. But like those compare it, 240 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: we can't do that anymore. And I understand statistically you 241 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: can throw some numbers up, but like you cannot have 242 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: a conversation with a friend or bsin at a bar 243 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: or on the golf course and bring those two names together. 244 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 1: That can no longer happen. That's not a criticism of 245 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 1: Tiger Woods. It's like comparing someone to Tom Brady or 246 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: Joe Montana. You have to be very very in a 247 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: very very special category level of accomplishment to even garner 248 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: the words to come out of someone's mouth. And it 249 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 1: ended today at least with this season, and I think 250 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: moving forward, as long as this guy's gonna play this well, 251 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: you have to capitalize on these major championships. This is 252 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: why when we throw out these over unders, like how 253 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: many majors is Scotty gonna win? Six ' seven. It's 254 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: really hard. Now he might end up winning Augusta like 255 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: four or five times, but we've seen him got very 256 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: close and the other majors, and he hasn't got it done. 257 00:14:56,880 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: And today Xander I put it on over and Scotty 258 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 1: had no shot, and ultimately Xander I don't want to 259 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: say benefited, but the group of guys he was really 260 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 1: fending off were Tristan Lawrence, which unless you follow the 261 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: DP Tour, no one's heard of. Justin Rose, who had 262 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: to qualify to get in, who's one of the best 263 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: players of the twenty tens, but he's an older guy 264 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: who has not played well lately. Shane Lowry was kind of, 265 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 1: you know, coming falling apart, then he kind of stormed 266 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: back and then he fall apart. And Billy Horssechell, who 267 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: actually played pretty well today but who's never ever played 268 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 1: well in a major really beside I think like his 269 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 1: first major in twenty thirteen, the US Open, he has 270 00:15:41,520 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: been pretty terrible in them. This was his first kind of, 271 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: I don't know, opportunity to win one of his career really, 272 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 1: and he was good, but he wasn't Xander good, and 273 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 1: he's not Xander good. So I think, listen the world 274 00:15:56,000 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: golf rankings, we know they're worthless now. I think when 275 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: you look at it, though, I'm gonna give Bryson and 276 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 1: Rory a little bit of a pass this week, but 277 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: I don't see how you can look at Xander any 278 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 1: different than Scottie Scheffler. As of July twenty one, twenty 279 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: twenty four, I thought Saturday was one of my favorite 280 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: days of watching golf of my adult life. It was 281 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 1: one of those days on the couch where you go. 282 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: I don't think you could pay me to be out 283 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: on that course. It's freezing cold, the wind is pumping 284 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 1: Dustin Johnson said it was the hardest nine holes he's 285 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 1: ever played. Scotty Scheffler reiterated that Justin Rose said he 286 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: hadn't consistently hit the clubs he hit on that back nine, 287 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: meaning long irons, three woods into par fours since he 288 00:16:56,320 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: was a junior golfer, and we just don't get that now. 289 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: Scotland the home of golf, which I was thinking about this, 290 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 1: I have a ton of respect. Golf never would have 291 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:12,399 Speaker 1: been invented in America if someone tried to start it 292 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 1: in like Seattle or some you know Minnesota in some 293 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: place that it's raining, it's cold, it's freezing. Now it 294 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: doesn't snow like that, I think in Scotland. But you 295 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: know what I mean, Those people since the beginning of 296 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:30,959 Speaker 1: the game have played the sport or the activity some say, 297 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: in inclement weather, and they embrace it. They enjoy it 298 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: and it's just part of their world. And you watch 299 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,120 Speaker 1: that and you go and listen. I've never been over there. 300 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: Every time I play golf with someone who's played there, 301 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: they all say it's just a spectacular experience. It's one 302 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 1: of those especially older guys that get to take their 303 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:53,159 Speaker 1: children or guys that go on a golf trip. No 304 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: one ever goes disappointed. But it's one thing to just 305 00:17:56,600 --> 00:18:01,439 Speaker 1: go play around at the old course, play Troon, play 306 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 1: you know, a couple of those courses, and then come home. 307 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,959 Speaker 1: It's another thing to live it, and that be the 308 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 1: conditions that you can desistently play in. I have a 309 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,760 Speaker 1: ton of respect for those guys and that golf and 310 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:16,919 Speaker 1: I know a lot of people. I saw Shane Bacon 311 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:18,879 Speaker 1: and a bunch of people always say this, and rightfully so, 312 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 1: because when it's on TV, it really pops. Our golf 313 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:25,679 Speaker 1: does not look like that. But the number one reason 314 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:27,919 Speaker 1: they could never spend like a month and a half 315 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: playing that style of golf basically just across the pond 316 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: on the quote unquote PGA Tour is because of television, CBS, NBC, 317 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: all these networks pay a premium and part of when 318 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:44,640 Speaker 1: you go over there, the time difference. They teat off 319 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 1: this morning for me on West Coast time, the leaders 320 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:50,160 Speaker 1: I think at six fifteen or six twenty like part 321 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:53,359 Speaker 1: of it in the US Open had enormous ratings is 322 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 1: it's in that Sunday afternoon slot. Well, what's one of 323 00:18:56,840 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: the highest rated television shows in America Sunday afternoon television 324 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:06,479 Speaker 1: or football on CBS and Fox. That is the ideal window. 325 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 1: Nothing gets better. And this tournament today ended at about 326 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 1: ten thirty Pacific Standard time. Think about football, the first 327 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:18,880 Speaker 1: set of games usually kick off or not usually that's 328 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:22,439 Speaker 1: when they do at ten am Pacific Standard time, and 329 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: then two or three times throughout the year the England 330 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 1: or Germany or whatever game kicks off at six thirty am. 331 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: So from the time window for the television networks, it 332 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: would never work. But there is no argument, and you 333 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 1: can't in this modern day society. You have to play 334 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: everything live. You couldn't push it back and have it 335 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,880 Speaker 1: quote unquote tape delayed or whatever. So they're just kind 336 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: of screwed with the window. It's really why they play. 337 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 1: I mean, this tournament's been going on forever, but now 338 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 1: that the Scottish Open has become I would say a 339 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 1: much more popular event. Clearly they've put some more money 340 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: into there and a lot of guys go and it 341 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 1: was cool. I watched it last week. But same thing. 342 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 1: It ends too early for the TV partners to whoever 343 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 1: agree to this for a month plus. It's just to 344 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: me a non starter if you just know the way 345 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:17,199 Speaker 1: business works. Even though from a viewing perspective, And I 346 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 1: got up this morning, set my alarm for about five 347 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: forty five, ended up getting out of bed at about 348 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 1: six fifteen. I look, John Rahm's like four under after seven, 349 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: I'm like, God, this thing is gonna get interesting. He 350 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: fell apart a little bit. But it's incredible viewing because 351 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,920 Speaker 1: those pot bunkers, we just have nothing like that. And 352 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 1: the bunkers you know over there, Like I said, I've 353 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,879 Speaker 1: never been there. I've been to abandoned dunes, which I 354 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 1: can't compare, but somewhat similar in the sense of the 355 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: way you can play the sport keeping the ball on 356 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: the ground is there's nothing like having bunkers in the 357 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 1: middle of a fairway or just barely off the fairway 358 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: that are very in play where you hit your t shot, 359 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: and because of their ground, it's just much harder. We 360 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:02,160 Speaker 1: have to manipulated so much. I see it at TPC 361 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: right like during the summer, even during the winter, the 362 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,359 Speaker 1: fairway's just normal, and then as they get it ready 363 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: for the waste management, that fairway becomes like concrete. And 364 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: that's what happens a lot on the PGA tour. It's 365 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,160 Speaker 1: why whenever you see these distances and they say, God, 366 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,920 Speaker 1: how do these guys hit three forty three fifty Because 367 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: on a lot of their tournaments, if you hit the fairway, 368 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:28,439 Speaker 1: they it's rock hard and you get an astronomical amount 369 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: of role. So over there it's just natural. They're not 370 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: doing anything. It's the cool part about the courses is 371 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 1: their greens aren't that fast. They're actually pretty slow because 372 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 1: they have to do that to make it fair because 373 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 1: at any moment, twenty thirty mile an hour wins. Sideway 374 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: rain and freezing cold temperatures as on someone is like, 375 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: I don't think we can comprehend how psychotic Billy Horschell 376 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:57,639 Speaker 1: is playing Saturday's round just in his color shirt. He 377 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: didn't even have a jacket. Zander didn't even have a 378 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: rain jacket on. He just had like a sweater. I 379 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 1: can't even imagine how cold their feet, how cold their 380 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: bodies are. But from a television viewing experience, it was 381 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: the shit. It was awesome. And this is you know, 382 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: the pushback of Xander's first major in Valhalla is like 383 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 1: no one was ever gonna blow up, no one was 384 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: gonna double and at any moment, not as much today, 385 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:28,159 Speaker 1: clearly that the conditions were much more benign. But on 386 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 1: Saturday you could blink and a guy could get a double. 387 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: One bad shot would just destroy you. Because anyone that 388 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,520 Speaker 1: plays golf, if you've ever played into the wind, you 389 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 1: put that little cut spin on it all the sudden 390 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 1: it becomes a slice and it's in a bush. And 391 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: if you said that was five six times a year, 392 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:50,679 Speaker 1: we could get that level of not even just the competition, 393 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 1: but the weather, the course. I can't say enough about 394 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 1: Royal Troon. I know this if I ever have the 395 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: opportunity to go over there, I guess I would have 396 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: the opportunity if I just chose to go. I would 397 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:05,120 Speaker 1: love to play that course now. The teas they were 398 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 1: playing from it felt like on Saturday, multiple part fours 399 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:14,919 Speaker 1: were playing five point fifty plus. Shane Lowry had a 400 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:19,439 Speaker 1: hole on Saturday where he went driver driver and was 401 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 1: still thirty yards short of the green. And that's what 402 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 1: DJ kept saying. It's impossible for this course, in any course, 403 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: to play any longer because the back nine, the way 404 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:34,639 Speaker 1: the course is set up, that's where the wind pumps 405 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,440 Speaker 1: into the wind felt like all those holes yesterday were 406 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 1: into the wind we're today. It was a little more 407 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 1: side wind. Clearly you could tell the flags on top 408 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:45,919 Speaker 1: of the grand stands were blowing. But John Wood or 409 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 1: Bones or whoever was down with the players. You say, 410 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 1: it doesn't feel like it's blowing that much, and those 411 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 1: guys were a little little less faced. It's why you 412 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,639 Speaker 1: saw a lot of sixty nine and sixty eights and Xander, 413 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 1: the best player in the field this week, shot sixty 414 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 1: five and was pumping dry three forty, hidding eight irons 415 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 1: and nine irons into greens. Where yesterday he's hitting three irons, 416 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: three woods. So it was just an extremely enjoyable experience. 417 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 1: And I think overall the majors this year have been awesome. 418 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: Now part of it has been the champions Scotty Bryson 419 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:20,119 Speaker 1: and Xander twice. The cream of the crop. The cream 420 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 1: of the crop. The one thing cool about this tournament 421 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 1: more than the other three, definitely more than the PGA 422 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 1: and Augusta, is you can get randoms, and I would 423 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 1: say in those tournaments, if there's a random it feels 424 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 1: a little weird. In this tournament, it feels really cool. 425 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:38,679 Speaker 1: A guy with a huge belly that you've never heard of, 426 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 1: Dan Brown yesterday on eighteen, when he was squarely in 427 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: the mix, is just ripping heaters. He took a selfie 428 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 1: before a second shot, he ends up doubling the hole. 429 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:52,199 Speaker 1: It's like you don't get those moments. And there's just 430 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:57,640 Speaker 1: like a purity, an intensity, a love that's like sec football. 431 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 1: Then listen, I love golf. I play golf with a 432 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:03,879 Speaker 1: lot of people who love it. I'm sure many of 433 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 1: you if you're listening to this, love golf, but it 434 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: doesn't feel like anyone loves it quite as much. As 435 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: over there, like this country loves football, they really do, 436 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:20,080 Speaker 1: but it feels like the passion in the South. It 437 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: is hard to match it, really does. I remember when 438 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:24,399 Speaker 1: I lived in Philly, when I worked for the Eagles, 439 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: I'm like, ah, I'm from the Bay and the forty 440 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 1: nine ers are a massive, massive juggernaut for the league 441 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 1: in terms of television ratings, in terms of success, in 442 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 1: terms of just the eyeballs they get when they play, 443 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 1: and they have a huge fan base, and I know 444 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:42,119 Speaker 1: people that love the forty nine ers. There was intensity 445 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:45,680 Speaker 1: in Philly that I don't know. It just felt like different, 446 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 1: And that's how it feels in the open with the fans, 447 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: with the players. I saw a lot of people trying 448 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:57,119 Speaker 1: to rank the majors. Clearly, the PGA Championship is last 449 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 1: in terms of just coolness and importance. We could have 450 00:26:01,119 --> 00:26:05,200 Speaker 1: a long argument that you know, this tournament is every 451 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: bit the equal of Augusta. Again, I'm an American, I 452 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 1: would choose Augusta. But if you wanted to go Masters 453 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 1: one A, this one B, and I think there's a 454 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:15,920 Speaker 1: lot of people that might put this one A and 455 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 1: the Master's one B, and that to me, that for 456 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:22,639 Speaker 1: Xander to win this thing. You saw his dad, who's 457 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: obviously his longtime coach, not coaching him anymore, but feels 458 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:31,199 Speaker 1: like his best friend with the sunglasses on, just just crying. 459 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: And I think he knows. I think the tears at 460 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 1: the PGA where he finally got over the hump, finally 461 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 1: got that monkey office back, finally can call himself a 462 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:45,920 Speaker 1: major champion. This one like validated his greatness because that 463 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:50,120 Speaker 1: was impressive. Some other notables. The one thing cool about 464 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 1: the Open in the US Open is how you can 465 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: open qualify in. You know, they say one of the 466 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 1: longest they call it the longest dand golf of the 467 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: Monday going into US Open week where you play thirty 468 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:05,439 Speaker 1: six holes at most of these courses you have to 469 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: shoot I would say anywhere from five to nine under. 470 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 1: And the amount of like high level PGA players that 471 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:16,200 Speaker 1: are in them, it's always a cool day. And respect 472 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 1: all the live guys who did it. Adam Scott did 473 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: it this year to keep his major streak alive. The 474 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: Open has that and you can tell this tournament means 475 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 1: a lot to Justin Rose and for a guy who 476 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 1: you know, if you think about the twenty tens, you know, 477 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:36,719 Speaker 1: Rory Spieth, Kopka, DJ, He's right there. He really is. 478 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 1: I mean, he was easily one of the best players 479 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 1: of that era. He's older than those guys and feels like, 480 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 1: I don't want to say, closer to retirement or irrelevance 481 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 1: on the PGA Tour, but he definitely hasn't been the 482 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: dominant player these last couple of years that he was 483 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:55,879 Speaker 1: in his prime. And to see that guy, I mean, 484 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 1: I thought he played his ass off. He was awesome. 485 00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: And to see the past he had to open qualify 486 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:06,439 Speaker 1: to get into this tournament was really cool, and you 487 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:08,440 Speaker 1: just you could tell they were rooting for him and 488 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:13,520 Speaker 1: Shane Lowry just a little stronger. Obviously Shane more than Rose. 489 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:17,479 Speaker 1: But they're showing those dudes swimming with signs. It was 490 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:22,119 Speaker 1: fun to watch. I call him Tracy Lawrence after the 491 00:28:22,119 --> 00:28:26,680 Speaker 1: country singer. But there was a moment at about the seventh, eighth, 492 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: ninth hole where we were like, is this guy really 493 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 1: gonna win the Open Championship. I've never heard of him. Now, 494 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:35,800 Speaker 1: I'm not. I fall golf pretty closely, but I don't 495 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 1: follow the deep e tour very closely. They were saying 496 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: on the broadcast. He's won four times, so clearly this 497 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 1: guy's not like some complete random But he was six 498 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 1: hundred to one, six hundred to one, and there was 499 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:51,560 Speaker 1: a moment I think it might have been the eighth hole. 500 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:56,960 Speaker 1: He was plus two fifty and for the most part 501 00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 1: he was pretty freaking good, so he had a big 502 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 1: belly just hitting those power cuts. He was very, very 503 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: enjoyable to watch, and that, like I said, the one 504 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 1: tournament where I'm cool with, like, I've never heard of 505 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 1: this guy and I don't even care, is this one. 506 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:17,480 Speaker 1: And it happens every single year. I heard a stat 507 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:21,520 Speaker 1: speaking of Justin Rose that of all the majors over 508 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 1: the last like twenty five years, this by far has 509 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:29,520 Speaker 1: the oldest average of winter and definitely has the oldest 510 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 1: average of guys that are consistently in contention. And I 511 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 1: think that speaks to Justin Rose being in the mix. 512 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 1: Because of the conditions, because of the difficulty, it just 513 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 1: brings more guys into play, and because of the different 514 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 1: ways you can play the course. It's not just hit 515 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:49,320 Speaker 1: it three forty, pull out your pitching wedge, knock it 516 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 1: within ten feet and try to make a birdie putt. 517 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 1: That's not really what this tournament is at all. And 518 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:56,720 Speaker 1: then depending on where some of your shitty shots go, 519 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:09,240 Speaker 1: can you make magic happen? When I woke up on 520 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:13,360 Speaker 1: Thursday morning, Bryson d Chambeau and Rory McElroy had both 521 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: shot like a combined one point fifty, which I didn't 522 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:20,720 Speaker 1: have any more because I was in California. It doesn't 523 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 1: allow me to bet. And then you go to Nevada, 524 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 1: I can't bet on DraftKings. I'm not quite sure on 525 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 1: the rules, but did not expect that, so I couldn't 526 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:30,680 Speaker 1: even get my bets in when I wanted to. I 527 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:33,280 Speaker 1: wouldn't have bet on Rory, but I was one of 528 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 1: those people that expected him to contend. I thought he 529 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,960 Speaker 1: would play well, and he didn't. Just not play well. 530 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 1: He was, as he said, he was thinking about vacation 531 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 1: with twenty plus holes to go, like kind of an 532 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: embarrassing showing when this whole tournament was kind of about guts, 533 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 1: was about grittiness, was about battling your ass off. He's like, yeah, seeah, 534 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 1: I'm out to h to wherever the hell super rich 535 00:30:56,880 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 1: people go vacation, and Bryson, unlike you know, Rory has 536 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: played well in the Open many of times Bryson is not. 537 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 1: And we said this coming in to this tournament is 538 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 1: like you take out two years ago at the Open 539 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:14,920 Speaker 1: when he finished in I think. 540 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 2: He was t. 541 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:19,400 Speaker 1: Eight. He had not cracked the top thirty in any 542 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:22,959 Speaker 1: of his you know, his times across the pond, and 543 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:25,320 Speaker 1: this week he didn't even make the cut. You have 544 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:28,200 Speaker 1: to wonder for a guy who's very scientific, for a 545 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 1: guy who like measures his balls and salt, who I 546 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 1: guess on Monday and Tuesday, because it wasn't raining but 547 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:38,040 Speaker 1: it was supposed to rain, he had dudes with a 548 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 1: spray gun. I remember Chip Kelly did something similar when 549 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: they were playing. They played like the Dolphins or the Bucks, 550 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:48,200 Speaker 1: and then stayed in Miami for the week to go 551 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:50,040 Speaker 1: play the Bears, and it was supposed to be awful 552 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:53,440 Speaker 1: weather and they were like spraying the footballs with water, 553 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 1: and then they went to Chicago and it was snowing, 554 00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:58,120 Speaker 1: got their ass kicked. It's kind of how it feels. 555 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: Because you can't manipulate this type stuff, you kind of 556 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 1: got to be an artist. And Bryson has slowly turned 557 00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:06,960 Speaker 1: a little bit more into that because a short game 558 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:09,280 Speaker 1: is so good, but he kind of does what he does. 559 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 1: He plays these big rope draws, he plays one ballflight 560 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:17,880 Speaker 1: and this tournament kind of punks him. Now, ultimately, who cares. 561 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: Maybe when Bryson's career is all said and done, he's 562 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 1: always shitty over there. It's kind of irrelevant because his 563 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:27,200 Speaker 1: style of golf, especially now that he's cracked the Masters 564 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 1: a little bit, translates literally every other tournament. So he'll 565 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:34,120 Speaker 1: struggle over here, and as long as he plays well, 566 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 1: he has a chance to win. I mean, he only 567 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 1: plays in three tournaments with everyone else. But whenever this 568 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:44,120 Speaker 1: thing merges back, it's gonna work. So like, maybe he's 569 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:47,080 Speaker 1: just gonna eventually pun on this and maybe he gets 570 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:51,520 Speaker 1: a year where benign conditions, no rain, no wind, and 571 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 1: he can compete. But to me, if the weather's coming 572 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:56,760 Speaker 1: the way you have to play over there, it's just 573 00:32:56,840 --> 00:32:59,040 Speaker 1: really not gonna work for him. It was nice to 574 00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 1: have a John romside, it really was. And he's a 575 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:07,080 Speaker 1: guy who's dominating the majors and because of his athlete's foot, 576 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:11,600 Speaker 1: the going to live. It's just been a disastrous season. 577 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 1: I mean a fucking disastrous season for genre not his 578 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 1: bank account, but on the golf course. And like I said, 579 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:22,840 Speaker 1: when I got up, he was four under after seven holes, 580 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 1: and he went, could he post like a sixty four 581 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 1: to sixty five and post a number and be right 582 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:29,920 Speaker 1: in the mix. Now he boged some holes in the 583 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: back and made a nice parsave actually on eighteen. But 584 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:34,920 Speaker 1: it was just cool to see him in the top ten. 585 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:39,720 Speaker 1: And hopefully this next year we got a lot of 586 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:43,400 Speaker 1: horses playing really well. And who knows if this merger, 587 00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:46,560 Speaker 1: if anything ever is figured out between Live and the 588 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:50,560 Speaker 1: PGA Tour. But the hype, you know, behind the Masters, 589 00:33:50,600 --> 00:33:53,440 Speaker 1: which is obviously a long long way ago, and that's 590 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:57,080 Speaker 1: what sucks, is like the golf moving forward is completely irrelevant. 591 00:33:57,760 --> 00:34:01,040 Speaker 1: It just doesn't matter. These playoff events, no one cares. 592 00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:03,880 Speaker 1: No one cares who's the FedEx champion and gets to 593 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: make you know, twenty million dollars or whatever it is, 594 00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 1: and no one watches live. So basically President's Cup is 595 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:17,359 Speaker 1: during football season and it's that's just nowhere near as 596 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:20,000 Speaker 1: cool as the Ryder Cup. Today kind of marks the 597 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:25,000 Speaker 1: end for professional golf relevancy. I watch, but I'm what 598 00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:27,760 Speaker 1: you call in the business of p one and pay attention. 599 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:31,880 Speaker 1: Most people don't, and I'm already starting to see highlights 600 00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:35,240 Speaker 1: of Lamar Jackson gets sent home because he's sick, Patrick 601 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:38,479 Speaker 1: Mahomes making throws. The more and more training camp gets going, 602 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:41,640 Speaker 1: the more golf falls into the background. And this was 603 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:44,520 Speaker 1: kind of their last big moment, and I think what 604 00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 1: needs to happen moving forward, And I know Tiger is 605 00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:48,200 Speaker 1: a big part of this, is they got to get 606 00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:50,279 Speaker 1: this thing figured out and they got to put their 607 00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 1: egos aside. This is less about pride and who got paid, 608 00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:57,560 Speaker 1: and like, the only way for your sport to sustain 609 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:02,960 Speaker 1: beside these four tournaments, beside these four tournaments, is to 610 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:05,560 Speaker 1: figure out a way to play together in some form 611 00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:07,719 Speaker 1: or fashion. And I don't have much faith that they're 612 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:10,040 Speaker 1: going to get it right. I don't have much faith 613 00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:13,000 Speaker 1: that it's going to be enjoyable for us. But if 614 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:14,680 Speaker 1: you can just get all the same guys on the 615 00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:19,400 Speaker 1: same golf course, get John Rahm, Dschambeau back with Scottie, 616 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:23,080 Speaker 1: back with Zander, back with Rory, the sport has a chance. 617 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:27,719 Speaker 1: Because right now, I just they just don't beside these 618 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:30,600 Speaker 1: four tournaments, which are four super Bowls. That's what I 619 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:34,319 Speaker 1: tell my fiance. I said, four Super Bowls. She's like, well, 620 00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 1: what are all the other tournaments? I'm just tournaments we watch, 621 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:40,240 Speaker 1: but these are the ones the matter. And congrats Xander 622 00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:44,279 Speaker 1: for winning that bad Boy. And yeah, one thing I 623 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:46,080 Speaker 1: want to do really quick. I got a couple go 624 00:35:46,239 --> 00:35:50,120 Speaker 1: low questions at Golo Pod. At Golo Pod is the 625 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:53,080 Speaker 1: Instagram fire in those dms? And we will answer them here. 626 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:57,799 Speaker 1: Question for the pod was Xander winning two of four 627 00:35:57,840 --> 00:36:01,719 Speaker 1: majors and some big prizes coming up in the playoffs. 628 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:04,440 Speaker 1: Is there a chance that we talk about Xander is 629 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:08,239 Speaker 1: having had the best season instead of Scotty. I think 630 00:36:08,239 --> 00:36:11,680 Speaker 1: if Xander wins one of these playoff events, I don't 631 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:13,680 Speaker 1: even think it's debatable because, like I said, if you 632 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:19,760 Speaker 1: just did the math that a major is worth, Scotty 633 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:23,800 Speaker 1: would trade all this PGA tournament victories this year, beside Augusta, 634 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:29,359 Speaker 1: which is not a PGA Tour tournament, for to win 635 00:36:29,440 --> 00:36:33,160 Speaker 1: the Open. He would trade him and he wouldn't even 636 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,040 Speaker 1: have He would do it in the blink of an eye, 637 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:38,440 Speaker 1: in a new and he wouldn't even flinch. So if 638 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:41,080 Speaker 1: Xander wins one more time, I don't even see how 639 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:44,320 Speaker 1: we argue that. All we've been talking about since Live Happened, 640 00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:47,400 Speaker 1: was the importance of the majors, the importance of the majors, 641 00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:52,800 Speaker 1: the competitions, the fields, And now Xander wins the Open 642 00:36:52,920 --> 00:36:57,640 Speaker 1: and Scotty was, for his standards relatively bad. So I 643 00:36:57,640 --> 00:37:03,160 Speaker 1: think Xander is probably one play off victory away from 644 00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:05,480 Speaker 1: being the Player of the year. Shows you you know 645 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:07,799 Speaker 1: the margin fererra out here. Now, Scotty still might win 646 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:12,719 Speaker 1: the FedEx. But I unless they've changed it right, I 647 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:15,000 Speaker 1: hate the way they do it, but I get I 648 00:37:15,080 --> 00:37:19,279 Speaker 1: understand it is. Scotty's gonna start the FedEx Championship at 649 00:37:19,360 --> 00:37:23,440 Speaker 1: east Lake at ten under Lexander's gonna start eight. It's 650 00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:26,920 Speaker 1: not like Xander's ten back. He's two shots back. So 651 00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:30,160 Speaker 1: if Scotty bogie's the second hole on Thursday and Xander 652 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:32,040 Speaker 1: berdies all of a sudden, it's like one shot back. 653 00:37:32,360 --> 00:37:35,200 Speaker 1: It's not a very big difference. I think Xander actually 654 00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:40,319 Speaker 1: has a pretty good shot to win the fed X, 655 00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:42,439 Speaker 1: and if he wins the FedEx then it wouldn't even 656 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:46,080 Speaker 1: be arguable. But even if Scotty wins it and Xander loses, 657 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:48,919 Speaker 1: do him by a shot, I'd have no problem giving 658 00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:53,160 Speaker 1: it to Xander. Curious to know why the Ryder Cup 659 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:56,520 Speaker 1: and the President's Cup aren't played at the end of 660 00:37:56,560 --> 00:38:00,560 Speaker 1: August before football starts. I feel like August is always 661 00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:03,319 Speaker 1: up for the taking, and golf and baseball just can't 662 00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:06,200 Speaker 1: seem to figure this out. As a casual golf fan 663 00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:10,799 Speaker 1: who always watches the majors, I struggle to watch way 664 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:14,640 Speaker 1: less of the Cups when they coincide with football. I've 665 00:38:14,680 --> 00:38:18,960 Speaker 1: been saying this with baseball forever, like shorten your season, 666 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:24,680 Speaker 1: capitalize on an opening, especially now that the preseason game suck. 667 00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:28,800 Speaker 1: But that's never gonna happen. They're never shortening the season. 668 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:31,160 Speaker 1: Neither is the NBA that they're never doing it because 669 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:34,240 Speaker 1: the gate in those sports is so important. The problem 670 00:38:34,280 --> 00:38:37,520 Speaker 1: for golf, which I totally agree with, is in a 671 00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:41,880 Speaker 1: couple of weeks they start their playoffs, which ultimately who cares. 672 00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:44,640 Speaker 1: It's basically just a way to distribute money to their 673 00:38:44,680 --> 00:38:47,960 Speaker 1: top players. The events just don't matter. And this is 674 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:52,120 Speaker 1: someone who loves watching professional golf. The events do not matter. 675 00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:56,239 Speaker 1: That they simply do not. If you could argue, just 676 00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:58,600 Speaker 1: have one playoff event, just kind it to the top 677 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:02,640 Speaker 1: fifty guys play the first or second week in August 678 00:39:03,239 --> 00:39:05,919 Speaker 1: and then have the President's Cup and the Ryder Cup 679 00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:09,200 Speaker 1: in the last week in August. But like I said 680 00:39:09,239 --> 00:39:11,880 Speaker 1: about my faith and however it plays out with the 681 00:39:11,920 --> 00:39:15,719 Speaker 1: merger and getting everyone together, that's never gonna happen, so 682 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:18,520 Speaker 1: I don't ever expect that to change, at least for 683 00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:22,279 Speaker 1: the foreseeable future. Maybe now with the President's Cup, which 684 00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:24,680 Speaker 1: is owned by the PGA Tour, you have some of 685 00:39:24,719 --> 00:39:27,560 Speaker 1: these big money people, some of them are NFL owners. 686 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:31,239 Speaker 1: Maybe they try to push for that. I guess it's 687 00:39:31,280 --> 00:39:33,880 Speaker 1: hard to feel any of these things are set in 688 00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:37,040 Speaker 1: concrete with the ability to just change moving forward. But 689 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:40,960 Speaker 1: every time something changes, it feels like it's either the 690 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:44,480 Speaker 1: status quo or it's for the worst. I mean, they're always 691 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:48,239 Speaker 1: changing stuff to try to basically get their players more money, 692 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:50,239 Speaker 1: and we all lose. Now, those events aren't really for 693 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:52,799 Speaker 1: the money. Xander and can't Lay don't love that. But 694 00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:56,040 Speaker 1: that's another discussion for another day. I don't know. I 695 00:39:56,080 --> 00:39:59,719 Speaker 1: wish that happened, because, like you, I mean, football rules 696 00:39:59,719 --> 00:40:03,200 Speaker 1: the day. Football is how I pay my bills, so 697 00:40:03,239 --> 00:40:07,520 Speaker 1: I I just it's really really difficult, but don't count 698 00:40:07,560 --> 00:40:12,000 Speaker 1: on it. Don't count on it. So congratsate Zander second 699 00:40:12,040 --> 00:40:17,120 Speaker 1: major and has vaulted himself as I don't know, I 700 00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:24,040 Speaker 1: mean one B in American golf right now. The volume